The Tkon were a subject of great interest for Timothy Sinclair during the late 24th century. In the 2370s, Sinclair wrote a monograph, Bloodstone's Forge: Tkon and Iconia, which detailed the connection between the two ancient empires, and their links to the Preservers. In 2385, Sinclair and a team of Federation archaeologists discovered the Starkindler, a legendary Tkon artifact. (Star Trek: Pendragon: "Another Time, Another Place", "Starkindler")